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Two different kinds of sensors have been developed by using the same kind of vapochromic complexes. The vapochromic materials [Au2Ag2(C6F5)4L2]n have different colours depending on the ligand L. These materials change, reversibly, their optical properties, colour and fluorescence, in the presence of the vapours of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). For practical applications, two different ways of fixing the vapochromic material to the optical fibre have been used: the sol-gel technique and the electrostatic self-assembly method (ESA). With the first technique the sensors can even be used to detect VOCs in aqueous solutions, and using the second method it has been possible to develop nanosensors.
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There are three groups involved in this work. Julián Garrido, Asunción Luquin and Juncal Estella are working at the Applied Chemistry Department at the Public University of Navarra, dealing with the synthesis and characterization of xerogels suitable for the development of optical fibre sensors. Cándido Bariáin, Ignacio R. Matías and César Elosúa are working at the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department at the Public University of Navarra. They are developing optical fibre sensors and Mariano Laguna, Elena Cerrada and Elena Vergara are working at the Institute of Material Science, CSIC in Zaragoza, synthesizing materials suitable for use in these sensors.
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Luquin, A., Elosúa, C., Vergara, E. et al. Application of gold complexes in the development of sensors for volatile organic compounds. Gold Bull 40, 225–233 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03215585
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